2006-08-29 22:28:49 · 4 answers · asked by Signilda 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
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In Internet culture, a lurker is a person who reads discussions on a message board, newsgroup, chatroom or other interactive system, but rarely participates.
2006-08-29 22:32:49 · answer #1 · answered by mallimalar_2000 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
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lurk (lûrk) pronunciation
intr.v., lurked, lurk·ing, lurks.
1. To lie in wait, as in ambush.
2. To move furtively; sneak.
3. To exist unobserved or unsuspected: danger lurking around every bend.
4. To read but not contribute to the discussion in a newsgroup, chatroom, or other online forum.
[Middle English lurken, possibly of Scandinavian origin.]
lurkingly lurk'ing·ly adv.
2006-08-30 05:35:45 · answer #2 · answered by altgrave 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
someone who just hangs about places eg you could lurk on a street corner or outside a shop
2006-08-30 05:30:38 · answer #3 · answered by mul052 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Someone who hangs around and has no reason to be there.
2006-08-30 05:35:33 · answer #4 · answered by First Lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋